Resources tagged with: Conversion

I’m going to talk to you tonight about conversion. A remarkable thing happened in the little small village of Northampton, Massachusetts. The pastor there was Jonathan Edwards and he wrote about it in a pamphlet which was actually published first in England and then later published in America and Germany and other places. That famous pamphlet, which was published in 1837, is entitled, “A Narrative of a Surprising...

Now if you would please, take a copy of God’s holy Word in your hands and turn with me to Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, chapter 2; Ephesians chapter 2, page 976 if you’re using one of our church Bibles. Ephesians chapter 2. We’ll be reading verses 1 through 10. Before we read, would you bow your heads with me as we pray together? Let’s pray.

If you have your own copy of the Scriptures, turn to Exodus chapter 18. If you are using one of the church Bibles, you’ll find that on page 59; Exodus chapter 18, page 59 in the church Bibles. Before we read the Scriptures together, let’s pray.

Lord, we need to hear Your voice. We are assaulted every day with the cacophony of voices of...

I’m glad everyone found us here tonight. If you need a Bible, we have Bibles available over here, so feel free in the beginning here to slip up and grab some so you can follow along. We’re continuing our series on Paul’s letter to the church at Colossae. “Colossians - The Preeminence of Christ.” That’s what we’re calling this Fall, midweek series. And Paul, throughout this letter, is...

Let me begin by thanking you again for coming to our evening service, especially if you are here at the invitation of a friend. We’re so very glad that you are here. In the pockets in the pews in front of you, you will find copies of the Bible. If you would, please take one in your hands and turn with me to page 887 to John’s gospel...

Now let me invite you please to take your copies of God’s Word and turn with me to Philippians chapter 3. Philippians chapter 3 - page 981 in the church Bibles. We’ll be reading the first eleven verses. Before we do, let’s bow our heads before the Lord as we pray. Let’s pray together.

For our Bible study portion tonight we are continuing our summer series on Wednesday nights called “Gospel Pattern: Old Testament Stories and the Grace of God.” And we continue the series tonight by diving into one of the more well-known sections of Ezekiel, Ezekiel chapter 37. So if you have your Bible you can go ahead and turn there or you can look on the back of the...

Amen. Please be seated. Now if you would, take your copies of God’s Word in your hands and turn with me, once again, to the prophecy of Zechariah chapter 12 reading from the first verse. You’ll find that on page 798 if you’re reading along with us in the church Bibles. Zechariah chapter 12. Before we read God’s Word let’s turn with him together for his assistance as...

Now let me invite you please to take your copies of God’s Word in your hands and turn with me to the gospel according to Matthew, chapter 13. Matthew’s gospel chapter 13. If you’re using one of the church Bibles you’ll find that on page 818. Before we read God’s Word together, let’s bow our heads and ask for His help as we pray. Let us all pray.

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 23 as we
continue our way through the gospel of Luke together.
I can remind you, a couple of weeks ago when we were last in the gospel,
we were looking at the passage immediately...

Sing to the Lord a new song all the earth.
Tell of His salvation from day to day.
Declare His glory among the nations and His marvelous works among all the
peoples for great is the Lord and greatly to be praised.
He is to be feared...

As we prepare for worship, especially in light of our subject, I want to give
you these words from J.C. Ryle, the great evangelical Anglican bishop of Liverpool. He
says this: “Nothing so blinds the
eyes of our souls to the beauty of the Gospel as the vain delusive idea...

We come tonight again to the sixteenth chapter. We began
to look at this chapter together last Sunday evening. Luke is giving us here
cameo portraits. I think Luke, as a historian, just relished in describing
certain events and certain characters, and the details of certain...

Now take out your hymn sheet once again that's on the desk
in front of you and turn back just for a second to Hymn 483, We Sing the
Glorious Conquest. We sang that hymn, of course, because it's based on the
chapter we're going to...

Now turn with me once again to The Acts of the Apostles, a
series which we began–oh, I don't know when we began it. We began it when we
were back on Sunday nights in the temporary sanctuary, and now we've moved it
here for the fall...and we're in the eighth...

Our Father, we thank You for the certainty and the assurance of Your overruling providence in every aspect and every detail of our lives. And we pray this morning that we might be enabled to discern the signature of your providence at work just now. Help...